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Roots (1981)

1981-09-11 · 30m · EN
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Melvyn Solomons has a promising career in dentistry but he wants to pursue art school.

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Maurice GranWriterKeith FarthingDirectorLaurence MarksWriter

Top billed cast

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Allan CordunerAllan CordunerMelvin SolomonsStanley MeadowsStanley MeadowsHarry SolomonsJoy SheltonJoy SheltonNettie SolomonsLesley JosephLesley JosephMelanie Goldblatt

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference3261938Actor preference69653 · 287336 · 489356Country preferenceGb

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Melvyn Solomons has a promising career in dentistry but he wants to pursue art school.

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Roots has a runtime of 30 minutes.